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The Distant Suns of Gene Wolfe

John Farrell

Lots of novel readersโ€”from the highest brow to the lowestโ€”nod politely when the science-fiction writer Gene Wolfe is mentioned. But even among science-fiction fans, one gets the sense that...

Cosmic Questions

John Farrell

Dreams of a Final Theory by steven weinberg pantheon, 338 pages, $25 In the second-to-last chapter of his new book, Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg writes, โ€œIt...

The Argument From Design

John Farrell

The Mind of God: The Scientific Basis for a Rational World by paul davies simon & schuster, 254 pages, $22 โ€œI have always thought it curious that, while most...

She Turned to Me

John Farrell

She turned to me one night as if to say:ย โ€œI know.โ€ And though I waited for her words as weย Walked along the outside path of cobblestonesย And grass, her eyes...